The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-09
CAPTURED By JAPANESE GIRLS.
American Officers who Have Taken
Wives in the NIikadO's Land.
From the St. Louis GIobc-Democrat.l

From the st. Louis Globe Democrat
YOKOHAMA, Japan. - Chaplain Beng
Iess's cremation in Japanese style does
not compare as n heated subject of dis
eUssion with the announcement that
Lieut.. FOulke is soon to be married in
Japanese style. Lieut. Foulke has
been rather the pride of his brother
officers for the past three years out here,
because Of the abilities he displayed as
a diplomat and landsman during his
services as naval attache of the United
States Legation in COrea. For a part
of the time he was acting Minister, and
as such Outranked his Admiral, and
when he visited man-Of-war was en-
titled to more guns III the salute. He
learned to write and speak C0rean, and
became personal friend of the King,
and in official and social intercourse
with the sovereign could dispense with
an Interpreter. He was not pleased with
China's bullying attitude toward poor
little Corea, and the Chinese Minister at
Seoul never rested until he forced the
Corean Foreign Office to ask the United
States Government to recall him. The
King protested. but he was helpless,
and obedient to the request, that our
Government knew came from China.
and not from the CToans at all, Mr..
EouIke Was sumlnarIly ordered to the
nearest man-0f-WaT for duty. To be
ousted ut the dictati0n Of the Chinese,
and to have his own Government fail to
stand by him, made the young man
feel aggrieved, and for time he talked
OF resigning from the navy. When
Lieut.. FOulke was in Japan ten years
ago he became much attached to n
Japanese girl at NaSasakl, whose father
kept one OF the prettlest OF the many
charming tea houses on those green
hlilsldcs Ills study OF the Japanese
language WAS aided by her, and for the
years that he was away he wrote to her
IN Japanese characters and she answer
ed III English script. There is more
romance, too, about a dangerous illness
through which she once nursed him.
She is spoken of as a woman of great
intelligence, beauty and fascination, and
a strong and admirable character. She
is unusual among japanese women, and
although now past thirty, still charms
and attracts. Lieut. FOUlke is q quiet,
shy man, of scholarly tastes, caring
little for formal society. Word has
been brought to Yokohama that he is at
Osaka. where his Japanese fancee now
lives. and that : will soon marry and
take lis wife directly to America, where
he has been ordered to stand his ex-
animation for promotion in the service.
Once before an officer of the American
navy has been married to a Japanese
woman. and he still resides here. never
having gone home. It happened some
fifteen years ago. when the Young Anne
ricar Lieutenant obtained two years
leave, of absence for the purpose Of Civ
ING instruction in Japanese engineer
ING college. Vixen his time was un the
deep and strange fascination Of this
country was uNon him. and rather than
hrcal5 ihe spell and leave these ideal
surroundings and the quiet poetic life.
he RESIGNED from the navy and ceased
all communication with his family. He
was not happy with his wife. and he
wrote her tlat She MIGHT oct a divorce
or ito as she. Dleasal He attached him
self as nominal tearber in tho family Of
q ri,.b Kioto no1la His rivino him the
rinb+ ia live IN a civ IN tbo in+arior,.
o'J takino a JanaInsa wife adoDtino
Japanese dress. and making himself en-
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